Flushing cuspidor



R. H. ANKENY.

FLUSHING CUSPIDOR. APPLICATION FILED MAY27, 1921.

Patnted Aug. L 1922.

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYJ;

I n i ry FLUSHING GUSPTDOR.

Application filed May 27, 1921.

To all 407mm it may concern:

Be it known that T, Roy H. Annuity, a citizen oi? the United States, residing at ll lorgantown, in the county of Monongalia and State of West Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Flushing Cuspidors, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to improvements in cuspidors intended, primarily, for use in sick rooms, hospitals and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a sanitary flushing cuspidor which may be readily placed in any suitable position, as, for instance, adjacent a bed, and which may be flushed when desired without connecting the device to a water supply system, as is generally necessary in connection with devices heretofore known.

It is old and well known in the art to provide flushing cuspidors for the use of dentists and hospitals, in which the cus-' pidor is flushed directly from a water supply pipe connected to the main supply line of a building. Obviously, such devices can be installed. only by one skilled in the particular art, and when once installed cannot be moved about to other positions.

The present invention seeks to overcome the above mentioned objections to the usual flushing cuspidor by providing a movable support which may be quickly placed in any convenient position, and upon which is lo cated the cuspidor. The cuspidor is preferably movable toward and away from the support, and is flushed by fluid from a container positioned on" the support above the cuspidor. The cuspidor empties into a chamber also-located upon the support, and preferably removable from the support independently of the remainder of the device.

The invention also contemplates the provision of means whereby the limit of movement oi. the cuspidor away from the support may be varied, and of means for supplying a disinfectant to the chamber re ceiving the waste from the cuspidor.

In the accompanying drawings there is illustrated one "form of a device in which the invention may be embodied, and in these drawings Fig. 1 is a front elevational view,

Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation,

Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of the cuspidor bowl,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1922.

Serial no. 473,133.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view of the bowl shown in Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the closure plug and connecting nipples for the waste receiving chamber.

Referring to the drawings more in detail, like numerals indicating similar parts throughout, 10 indicates a platform having a standard 11 extending upwardly therefrom and provided with casters 12 permit ting the device to be readily moved and suitably positioned, as beside a bed for use in a sick room.

Adjacent the top of the standard is secured a stand or bracket 13 which may be held in position by means of 'a'stud 18' thereon passing through an opening 14l-v iormed in the standard to receive a wing nut 15. It will be noted that the standard has formed therein a plurality of openings vertically placed so that the bracket may be adjusted vertically when desirable. Upon the bracket is placed a container 16 to serve as a reservoir for flushing fluid. The cone tainer communicates through a valve 17 and flexible pipes 18 with cuspidors 19.

It will be noted by an inspection of Figs. and 4 that the pipes 18 connect with nipple-s 20 which conduct the fluid around the rim of the cuspidor bowl through a spraying pipe 21 formed with suitable openings 22, permitting the fluid to flush the bowl. The cuspidors are connected to drain pipes 23 into which the waste and flushing fluid may pass through openings 2 formed in the cuspidors, and the drain pipes empty into a waste receiving chamber 25 supported upon the platform 10. The receiving chamber 25 may be provided with a closure plug 26 in which are inserted nipples 27 correspending in number to the number of the cuspidor drain pipes, and connected to the drain pipes by means oi? flexible couplings 28. It may be observed at this point that the nipples 27 are formed with elbows 27 within the chamber to form a trap and prevent the fumes from passing out of the container into the room, and if desired, each nipple, at its lower end, may be formedwith a swinging gate or closure 29 which is gravitationally held in closed position, and may be opened by the fluid emptying into the chamber.

The cuspidors may be normally held in position adjacent the support or standard by means of extensible or elastic connections the drawing, by simply extending'the conneotions, which automatically return the cuspidors to inoperative position when the cuspidors are released. a

In order that it may be possible to vary the distance which the cuspidors be moved away from the standard without lengthening the. pipes 18, the flushing fluid chamber may be vertically adjusted by placing the bracket stud 18 in higher or lower openings 14, as may be desired. gObviously,

if th'e bracket is raised the cuspidor cannot be moved as far from the standard as when the stud 13 is positioned in an opening lowerthan that indicated in the drawings. F or the purpose of regulating the-amount of fiushingfluid conducted to the cuspidors the valve 17 may be adjusted, and by ad justing one-of the secondary valves 17 in the branches leading to the respective pipes 18 it is possible to cut off or in any way-regiu late the supply of flushing fluid to the cus pidors, individually. Obviously, the valve 17" or additional valves might be located in the supply pipes 18in a position more convenient forthe user, who may then finish the cuspidor after each time it has been used.

The invention also contemplates the supplying of a disinfectant to the waste re ceiving chamber, and for this purpose a bracket 32is adjustablypositioned upon the standard, as by stud 33 passing through an opening in the standard, and having thereon a nut 3st. The bracket supporthas a disinfectant container 35 communicating with the waste chamber through a regulating I valve 36 and pipe 37, which is connected to a nipple 38 in the plug 26. By adjusting the valve 36 the supply of disinfectant may be readily regulated. I

The waste chamber 25 may be held in po= sition on the platform as by means of a strap 39 having its ends 40 passingthrough ,anopening' in the standard and held by a i nut 41. This chamber is preferably removable independently of the; remainder of the device, and may be taken from the support and emptied by simply removing the plug 26 and strap 89, a bail 42 being provided for carrying purposes. In order that the chamber may be kept upon the support until it is practically full it may be provided with a vent pipe 43 which may extend to the exterior for the purpose of conducting the fumes from out of the room. I

It will, of course, be understood that both "the disinfectant container 35 and the flushing fluid chamber 16 are similarly removable, as for fillingnpurposes, v a, v Obviously, the invention isnot limited to the details ofconstruction herein set forth, or to the exact number of cuspidors provided in the illustrated form of theinvention',"variation in these details and specific features of construction being considered within the scope of the invention as. defined in the following claims.

I claim 1. A device of the class described comprising a support, a container for flushing fluid on said support, a cuspidor movable independently toward and awayv from the support,'1neans for conducting fluid from said container to the cuspidor to flush the latter, a drain pipe for the cuspidor, a receiving chamber into which said drain pipe empties a disinfectant tank on said support, and means for supplying a disinfectant from said tank to said chamber.

A device of the'class described comprising a support, a container for flushing fluid on said support, a cuspidor movable independently toward and away from the support, means for conducting fluid from said flush the latter, drain pipes for the cuspi' dors,'a removable receiving chamber on said support into which said drain pipes empty, said receiving chamber, being removable independently of the remainder of said device, a disinfectant tank on said support and means for supplying a disinfectant from said tank to said chamber.

4:. A device ,of'the' class described comprising a support, ai fluid container adjustably mounted on said support, a cuspidor angularly movable relative to said support, means for conducting fluid from said container'to the cus )idor, a receiving chamber having a removable closure plug mounted on said support, a drain pipeiextending from said cuspidor to said chamber through said plug, a disinfectant tank on said support, means passing through said plug for conducting a disinfectant from said tank to said chamber, and means in said plug for conveying the fumes from the interior of the chamber for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

nov nonkcn ANKENY. 

